A Chinese national has been identified as the sixth death in the Bondi Junction stabbing attack.
Yixuan Cheng, 27, an economics student at the University of Sydney, was fatally killed after Joel Cauchi, 40, fatally stabbed six people and injured at least 12 others during a violent rampage at a center busy shopping Saturday afternoon.
Cheng’s parents told Chinese media that their daughter was still on the phone with her boyfriend, based in China, minutes before the tragedy.
Before the attack, she was on the fourth floor of the mall, shopping and sending her boyfriend photos of herself trying on clothes.
After ending his girlfriend’s call, her boyfriend heard the news of the stabbing in Sydney.
He immediately called her back, but she didn’t answer. He had planned to marry Cheng after she graduated this year.
Five women and a man were killed while 12 others, including a baby, were seriously injured before Cauchi was shot dead by police officer Amy Scott.
A number of survivors were released from hospital overnight while others remained under surveillance.
Yixuan Cheng was fatally killed after Joel Cauchi, 40, fatally stabbed six people and injured at least 12 others during a violent rampage at a busy shopping center Saturday afternoon.
Among the victims was Ashlee Good, a 38-year-old osteopath, whose nine-month-old daughter was also injured and remained in intensive care on Sunday after undergoing emergency surgery.
Dr Good, the daughter of former North Melbourne AFL player and board member Kerry Good, was remembered by her family as a “beautiful mother, daughter, sister, partner , friend” and an “exceptional human in every way”.
Emotional North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson described his death as a “bloody tragedy” as Melbourne monuments were lit in tribute on Sunday night.
“This poor little girl…without her mother now, she was a very beautiful lady,” he told reporters.
The other victims identified are Dawn Singleton, the 25-year-old daughter of multi-millionaire businessman John Singleton, architect Jade Young, 47, security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, and artist and designer Pikria, 55 years old. Darchie.
Cauchi’s ex-family released a statement through Queensland Police on Sunday, saying they were devastated by the traumatic events and expressing sadness for the victims.
“Joel’s actions were truly horrific and we are still trying to understand what happened,” it read.
“He has struggled with mental health issues since he was a teenager.”
They had “no problem” with Detective Scott shooting their son, saying she was just doing her job to protect others and hoped she got away with it.
The mall’s owner, Scentre Group Managing Director Elliott Rusanow, offered his condolences to the family of slain security guard Faraz Tahir.
“We are devastated by Faraz’s passing and recognize the courage of our team members and their role as first responders,” he said.
Another security guard was among the injured taken to hospital.
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